The sound of fighting was endless, pouring into Zhao Hongrun's ears wave after wave.
At this time, he was really worried about the Shang Shui Army. After all, the establishment of the Shang Shui Army was too short. You must know that in Wei State, only soldiers who have been trained for two years are qualified to go into battle as a soldier.
Otherwise, they would be at best reserve troops, or even logistics troops responsible for setting fires and cooking, or transporting grain and grass.
Normally, a young army like this would serve as an auxiliary force to the main force, helping to harass the enemy, or clean up the battlefield, etc., to familiarize themselves with the atmosphere of the battlefield, and accumulate some battlefield experience. There is almost no talk of directly putting them into the battlefield.
Yes, because the number of casualties after the war would be difficult for the coach to accept.
However, no matter how worried he was in his heart, Zhao Hongrun never showed it on his face, because he noticed that the soldiers near the city gate tower peeked at his expression from time to time.
As the commander-in-chief, his words and deeds will have an immeasurable impact on these soldiers.
Therefore, even if he heard that the Jiejiao slave soldiers had attacked the city wall, Zhao Hongrun would still act as if he had a chance to win. He would even use body language as much as possible to show his disdain for the enemy troops and his disdain for the Shang Shui army.
trust.
No, when Wu Ji heard that the Jiejiao slave soldiers had attacked the city wall, he privately suggested that Zhao Hongrun move to a safe place. After all, everyone knew that when attacking the city, the gate tower would most likely be the defender.
The command center of the city, which means that the siege team is attacking here at all costs.
As for Zhao Hongrun, as the prince of the Wei Kingdom, the dignified King Su, and even the coach of the expedition against Sanchuan, Wu Ji felt it was wrong to let him stay in this most dangerous place.
But in response, Zhao Hongrun smiled and waved his hand, and said with a calm and solemn expression: "I am here to share the difficulties with the Shang Shui Army!"
Not to mention what happened to the Shangshui soldiers on the north and south ends of the city wall, anyway, in the city gate tower section, when Zhao Hongrun said these words, he clearly felt that the Shangshui soldiers and generals nearby, their
Their eyes and aura have become different, their faces are glowing red and their expressions are passionate.
Humans are such strange creatures. Even if the same sentence is spoken by an ordinary soldier, it will have a completely different effect than that spoken by Zhao Hongrun, King Su of Wei.
Sometimes a word of encouragement from a superior person can often make many people risk their lives desperately.
For example, Wu Ji right now.
If he hadn't shouldered the heavy responsibility of commanding the overall situation at this moment, he would have wanted to lead a group of troops to break through the siege, bring the head of Bitatu, the leader of the Jiejiao tribe, and present it to the Su throne.
It's no wonder that Wu Ji had such unorthodox considerations, because the battle situation on the city wall was really unfavorable at the moment. There were so many Jiejiao slave soldiers that the Shangshui soldiers on the city wall were gradually unable to suppress the enemy.
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This directly caused the battle line to be suppressed, turning the entire western city wall into the main battlefield where the two armies fought.
This is a very unfavorable situation for the city defenders.
Because once they were attacked on the city wall, due to the narrow terrain restrictions on the city wall, the Shangshui Army could only withdraw their crossbowmen and replace them with close combat units such as sword and shield soldiers and spearmen, which made them no longer able to rely on crossbowmen as a long-range unit.
Cause casualties to enemy troops below the city.
And what does this mean?
This means that the enemy troops below the city will continuously attack the city wall and kill them endlessly. The role of the city wall as a means of defense is gone.
What's even worse is that once the city wall is lost, it means that half of the city has been lost.
Throughout history, it has been rare for a city defender to be able to defeat the enemy with street fighting after the city wall was captured. Almost none.
Under normal circumstances, when the city wall is captured, it is equivalent to announcing that the fall of the city is only a matter of time. By then, the morale of the attackers will greatly increase and they will become more courageous as they fight, while the morale of the defenders will plummet and they will lose all will to fight.
The current situation in Luocheng is the same. Once the city wall is lost, the Jiejiao slave soldiers rush to the city gate, open the city gate, and put in the Jiejiao cavalry. At that time, only the merchant navy and tribal warriors in the city can stop these people.
Thousands of horned cavalry?
The more Wu Ji thought about it, the more anxious he became, and the more unsure he became. He couldn't help but turn around and glance at Zhao Hongrun, but unexpectedly found that His Highness Prince Su had taken a pot of wine and a wine glass from somewhere, and was slowly pouring it for himself.
Drink by yourself.
"Uh-huh~ uh-huh~ uh-huh~ uh-huh~ uh-huh..."
I saw King Su, sipping his drink, shaking his head gently, tapping his fingers on the short table, and seemed to be humming an unknown tune in a low voice, as if he didn't care at all about the deafening shouts around him.
Killing sound.
His Royal Highness King Su...
Your Highness, he...
He is indeed King Su who defeated Yangcheng Lord Xiong Tuo and Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu...
The Shang Shui soldiers standing near the city gate tower were stunned, thinking that His Highness King Su was too calm. In such a dangerous situation, he was still in the mood to drink and hum a tune. It was simply...
You don't take those Jiejiao people seriously at all!
By the way, what kind of music is that His Highness Prince Su is humming? Don’t tell me, it’s really nice...
Is it a folk song from the Wei state?
You are stupid. Your Highness King Su is from the royal family of the Wei State. It is obvious that he is humming the tunes of the Wei State's court!
It doesn't really look like it...it sounds like a folk song...
You know shit!
Near the city gate tower, the merchant soldiers and generals standing here communicated with each other with their eyes.
Somehow, the anxiety in their hearts gradually calmed down.
As expected of His Highness Prince Su...
Wu Ji looked back, with a wry smile on his face.
When he once again cast his gaze at the Jiejiao army outside the city, his eyes became calmer and more resolute than before, because he realized that behind him, there was His Highness Prince Su, who was drinking and having fun.
His Royal Highness Prince Su, who once defeated our Chu army with an outnumbered enemy, is sitting behind us right now...
When Wu Ji thought of this matter, he no longer felt confused or uneasy. His eyes widened and he shouted loudly: "Beat the war drum louder, and make sure that the soldiers on the wall can hear it. In terms of momentum... suppress it."
enemy!"
"yes!"
As soon as the words fell, the soldiers beating the drums took a deep breath and used all their strength to beat the drums to the ground like thunder, deafening.
Even though his arms were sore and numb, he gritted his teeth and persisted.
"Dong dong dong"
"Dong dong dong"
There were more than ten or twenty war drums, and their sound spread to the surroundings. For a moment, it stood out from the deafening shouts of killing. The thick sound reached the ears of the Shangshui soldiers, as if it was ringing in the bottom of their hearts.
It seemed to shake their spirits.
It has to be said that the fighting situation on the West City Wall was really unfavorable to the Shang Shui Army.
There are a total of 4,000 Shangshui soldiers stationed on the west city wall, and about 300 to 400 people have died in the battle so far.
Although the death toll of Jiejiao slave soldiers is probably in the tens of thousands at this moment, a rough calculation shows that the ratio of casualties between the Shang Shui army and Jiejiao slave soldiers is about one to twenty, which seems to be an acceptable battle.
Death loss?
In fact, this death rate was simply unacceptable to Zhao Hongrun or the generals of the Shang Shui Army.
You know, the soldiers of the Shang Shui Army are fully armed and have inherited the high-quality equipment of the Junshui Army. Although the equipment is badly worn and looks a little shabby, it is still strong and reliable; and what do the Jiejiao slave soldiers have?
?They generally only have a wooden spear that cannot even be called a weapon. In fact, some slave soldiers climbed the city wall with bare hands in order to quickly climb the city wall.
Facing an enemy with almost no weapons and armor, the Shangshui Army still suffered hundreds of casualties. This is simply unforgivable!
If it were the Junshui Army, Dangshan Army, or Chenggao Army, we cannot say that one person would not die in battle, but the casualties would never exceed a hundred!
However, after careful calculation, you can see that this number of casualties in the Shangshui Army is not surprising, because most of those who died were new recruits who could not overcome the psychological barrier.
This is the cruelty of the battlefield: if you don’t kill people, people will kill you. It’s completely unreasonable!
"ah……"
A scream sounded from the side of the soldier Li Hui. He turned his head subconsciously, and was shocked to see a Jiejiao slave soldier throwing a soldier to the ground and biting the latter's throat like a wild beast.
However, before the blink of an eye, the Jiejiao slave soldier was also chopped to the ground by another Shangshui soldier. Immediately, several nearby Shangshui soldiers stabbed him to death on the city wall with their spears.
"Why don't you stab it out? You idiot!"
Li Hui saw with his own eyes that a Shangshui soldier walked up to the recruit whose throat was bitten off by the slave soldiers and cursed with a sad expression.
But the recruit obviously couldn't hear it, and his eyes had gradually lost their sparkle.
That one... seems to be called "Xiao Zhu"...
Li Hui glanced at the recruit and seemed to have some impression.
He vaguely remembered that he was a recruit who joined the army in Shangshui County at the same time as him. He seemed to be a young man from a village with a false surname in Pingyu County.
A very shy and kind young man.
"Ah Hui!" The warning from his companion Le Bao came to Li Hui's ears.
In fact, at this time, Li Hui had already seen the Jiejiao slave soldier rushing towards him. He thrust out the spear in his hand without hesitation and pierced the enemy's abdomen.
Le Bao looked at Li Hui in surprise, with decisive admiration in his eyes.
Perhaps because he saw more and more slave soldiers around him, Wu Commander Jiao Meng shouted loudly: "Back to back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, apart from Yang Wu who was still blocking the front with his shield, the Jiao brothers quickly moved back to back, while Le Bao and Li Hui also had their backs touching each other.
"No more hesitation?" The Jiejiao slave soldiers around the warning area were looking for opportunities to kill them with one blow. Le Bao lowered his voice and asked Li Hui behind him.
Before he finished speaking, Li Hui suddenly thrust out his spear and accurately pierced the chest of a Jiejiao slave soldier.
"Ah, no more hesitation..."
While quickly pulling out his spear, Li Hui couldn't help but glance at the recruit whose throat was bitten by the enemy just now, the young man from the neighboring county who was falsely called Xiaozhu.
I will never hesitate again, because once I hesitate, I will die. (To be continued.)